Growing up I always wanted my life to be extraordinary, like characters in the novels I lost myself in while trapped in the suffocating routine of an all-girls Presbyterian boarding school. For a while there, when things were really wild, it almost felt like I was. It was exhilarating and terrifying in equal parts. I…
Tag: life choices
When I Grow Up…
After many ups and downs I am starting to feel like I might be on the way to somewhere… at least for now.
The Perfect Love
I started trying to write this piece in January. It is now May. I don’t think I have ever sat on a piece of prose for so long. I’ve been having some D and M chats with a bunch of different close friends in this time and I guess this is the final result. It’s been a hard one to get my head around at times but I’m feeling a bit more positive about it all right now. Read Time: ~5mins
And Now for Something Completely Different….
A little shorter than usual, I was inspired by my time in Canada to change it up a bit…. read time: ~4mins
The paradox of choice and endless rabbit holes
I turned 28 years old, changed hemispheres, and went on an existential angst rant… read time: ~4mins
A Mediterranean Alpine Climbing Expedition: P4 to P11 – Bulgaria, Romania, BiH, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and back to Chamonix
The last installment of the rock climbing road trip diaries. It’s been nothing like I expected but I am grateful for everything I learnt… read time: 10mins
My Cool Friends – V2: Rosie Hadfield
My cool friends is a tribute to all the talented people I know doing rad things, just because they can. I want you to know about them. I want you to be inspired by them.
Read time: 6mins
None of it Matters
Some days you watch the sunset on a prehistoric pillar in a UNESCO world heritage site, other days you find yourself bawling your eyes out in a cloud of mosquitoes, in the middle of nowhere, in a country where you can’t even understand the alphabet. You’re tired. You’re lonely. You want to go home. This life is a waste of time.
Then you write something like this. Feel a little better. Get up the next day and start again….